NHS England today published indicative figures for how much each part of England could see its NHS budget grow by 2020, and the funding available for transformation. This will help local NHS and care leaders develop their Sustainability & Transformation plans (STPs), showing how the NHS Five Year Forward View will be implemented locally, using […]
I’m pleased that Healthwatch England has been able to help NHS England develop its latest Quick Guide, aiming to support patients’ choices to avoid long hospital stays. Our 2015 Safely Home report amplified more than 3,200 voices – gathered with and through the local Healthwatch network – to show what happens when hospital discharge goes […]
NHS England recently published a healthy caring guide aimed at providing practical advice and information to carers. Here, one long-term carer, explains why it is so vital: I have been a carer for 28 years – 25 of them full-time. My wife has multiple long-term conditions, all of which need my help. Full-time means 168 […]
NHS England has today published a healthy caring guide aimed at providing practical advice and information to carers and, in particular, older carers about staying healthy and the support that is available to them. Carers UK’s Director of Policy and Public Affairs explains why it is so important: Caring for someone is part and parcel […]
The Technical Guide to Allocation Formulae and Pace of Change for 2016-17 to 2020-21 revenue allocations to Clinical Commissioning Groups and commissioning areas has now been published. The technical guide sets out the methodology and actual calculation of the allocations which were agreed at the 17 December 2015 NHS England Board meeting and published on […]
NHS England has developed an updated version of the MAG form for use by doctors for their medical appraisal from April 2016. Why an updated MAG form? The form has been updated for a number of practical reasons: In response to feedback received since the original form was launched in 2012 – to improve the […]
NHS England is today unveiling a comprehensive package of measures aimed at clamping down on conflicts of interest and ensuring the NHS is one of the leading healthcare organisations in the world in tackling such issues. The plans are designed to bring a stronger, more consistent approach to managing potential and existing conflicts of interest […]
NHS England publishes new guidance that aims to reduce stillbirths in England. There are currently around 665,000 babies born in England each year, but there are over 3,000 stillbirths. Despite falling to its lowest rate in 20 years, one in every 200 babies is stillborn in the UK, more than double the rate of nations […]
The head of NHS England will today announced plans to create ten NHS-supported ‘healthy new towns’ across the country, covering more than 76,000 new homes with potential capacity for approximately 170,000 residents. Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, will use a speech to the Kings Fund in London to name the sites that form NHS England’s Healthy […]
Patient and public participation is happening across NHS England in a range of ways. Below you will find just a couple of examples of how we are working with patients and the public to understand their experiences of using healthcare services. The ‘how to get involved’ section includes more information about the ways in which patients and the […]